Birds of Brazil - Lophornis


Festive Coquette (Lophornis chalybeus) Male ENDEMIC Folha Seca, Ubatuba-SP, Brazil
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Festive Coquette (Lophornis chalybeus) Female ENDEMIC Folha Seca, Ubatuba, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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The races outside of the Atlantic rainforest are crested and have a dark (not rufous) tail (males), and are sometimes called the Butterfly Coquette.


Dot-eared Coquette (Lophornis gouldii) Female Near Threatened Brazil
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Frilled Coquette (Lophornis magnificus) Male ENDEMIC Itatiaia National Park, RJ, Brazil
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Frilled Coquette (Lophornis magnificus) Female ENDEMIC Brazil
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Tufted Coquette (Lophornis ornatus) Male French Guiana
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Tufted Coquette (Lophornis ornatus) Female French Guiana
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Peacock Coquette (Lophornis pavoninus) Male Venezuela
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Butterfly Coquette (Lophornis verreauxii) Male Rurrenabaque, Bolivia
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Butterfly Coquette (Lophornis verreauxii verreauxii) Male Puerto Asis, Putumayo, Colombia
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Butterfly Coquette (Lophornis verreauxii verreauxii) Female Puerto Asis, Putumayo, Colombia
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Split from the better known Festive Coquette of the Atlantic rainforest. Similar but note crest on male.